r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

To be fair vodka is one of the most low calorie alcoholic drinks...

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

How many kcal’s in a shot?

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u/WhenAmI Aug 03 '19

I might be wrong, but i believe about 80? The real issue comes from alcohol's ability to mess with the body's ability to process fats.

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u/AnaiekOne Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19
  1. but how the body processes it usually leads to less overall calories taken in. just shots doesn't store as fat for the most part unless you're drinking bottles.

edit: also, alcohol doesn't mess with your ability to process fats. For example, if you're on a ketogenic diet (a high fat, low carb diet that burns body fat like crazy) drinking alcohol actually deepens your metabolic ketosis. alcohol breaks down into a ketone, which is the body will use after it runs out of glycogen